German physicist (born 1943)
Klaus von Klitzing (German: [ˈklaʊs ⓘ integer quantum Hall effect , for which he was awarded the 1985Nobel Prize in Physics .[ 3] [ 4]
In 1962,Klitzing passed theAbitur at theArtland-Gymnasium inQuakenbrück , Germany, before studying physics at theBraunschweig University of Technology , where he received his diploma in 1969. He continued his studies at theUniversity of Würzburg at the chair ofGottfried Landwehr , completing his PhD thesis entitledGalvanomagnetic Properties of Tellurium in Strong Magnetic Fields (German :Galvanomagnetische Eigenschaften von Tellur in starken Magnetfeldern ) in 1972, and gaininghabilitation in 1978.
Research and career [ edit ] During his career Klitzing has worked at theClarendon Laboratory at theUniversity of Oxford and the Grenoble High Magnetic Field Laboratory in France (nowLNCMI ), where he continued to work until becoming a professor at theTechnical University of Munich in 1980. He has been a director of theMax Planck Institute for Solid State Research inStuttgart since 1985.[ 5]
Thevon Klitzing constant ,R K =h e 2 =812 .80745 ... Ω[ 6] quantum Hall effect , and is listed in theNational Institute of Standards and Technology Reference on Constants, Units, and Uncertainty . The inverse of the constant is equal to half the value of theconductance quantum .
More recently,[when? Klitzing's research focuses on the properties of low-dimensional electronic systems, typically in low temperatures and in highmagnetic fields .
Von Klitzing has won numerous awards and honours including:
^a b "Professor Klaus von Klitzing ForMemRS" .Royal Society .^ Klitzing, K. v.; Dorda, G.; Pepper, M. (1980)."New Method for High-Accuracy Determination of the Fine-Structure Constant Based on Quantized Hall Resistance" .Physical Review Letters 45 (6). American Physical Society:494– 497.Bibcode :1980PhRvL..45..494K .doi :10.1103/PhysRevLett.45.494 ^ "The Nobel Prize in Physics 1985" . Nobel Media AB 2014. Retrieved28 April 2018 .The Nobel Prize in Physics 1985 was awarded to Klaus von Klitzing "for the discovery of the quantized Hall effect". ^ "Klaus von Klitzing" . www.nobel-winners.com. 2003. Retrieved28 April 2018 .^ K. von Klitzing; G. Dorda; M. Pepper (1980)."New Method for High-Accuracy Determination of the Fine-Structure Constant Based on Quantized Hall" .Physical Review Letters 45 (6):494– 497.Bibcode :1980PhRvL..45..494K .doi :10.1103/PhysRevLett.45.494 ^ "2022 CODATA Value: von Klitzing constant" .The NIST Reference on Constants, Units, and Uncertainty .NIST . May 2024. Retrieved18 May 2024 .^ "Golden Plate Awardees of the American Academy of Achievement" .www.achievement.org .American Academy of Achievement .^ "Honorary graduates, 1990 to 1999" .University of Bath . Retrieved28 April 2018 .^ "Preisträger/innen" (in German). Braunschweigische Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft. Archived fromthe original on 1 November 2017. Retrieved28 April 2018 .2005: Klaus von Klitzing, Dr. rer. nat., Dr. h. c. mult., Professor für Festkörperphysik, Direktor am Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung, Stuttgart, Honorarprofessor an der Universität Stuttgart ^ "10542/AB XXIV. GP – Anfragebeantwortung" (PDF) (in German). 23 April 2012. p. 1841. Retrieved28 April 2018 .^ "Doctorado Honoris Causa" .unsam.edu.ar (in Spanish). Noticias UNSAM. 17 November 2016. Retrieved15 June 2022 .^ "Orden Pour le mérite wählt neue Mitglieder" .bundesregierung.de (in German). Presse- und Informationsamt der Bundesregierung. 2019. Retrieved3 August 2019 .^ "Klaus von Klitzing winner of the Fray Award" .Klaus von Klitzing on Nobelprize.orgThe Quantized Hall Effect
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